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Garwood School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 351 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Garwood School District is a school district in New Jersey (Union County). During the 2024 school year, 351 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Garwood School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
April Farrell2027
Tracey McCarrick2027
Michael Sasjack2027
Albert DelConte2026
Christine Guerriero2026
Kristin Meza2026
Maureen Crawford2025
Linda Koenig2025
Tina Simitz2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Garwood School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Michele MatsikoudisRepublican Party 100% < 1%
New Jersey General Assembly District 21Nancy MuñozRepublican Party 100% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $501,000 $1,407 4%
Local: $9,052,000 $25,427 78%
State: $2,117,000 $5,947 18%
Total: $11,670,000 $32,781
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,197,000 $31,452
Total Current Expenditures: $7,463,000 $20,963
Instructional Expenditures: $4,482,000 $12,589 40%
Student and Staff Support: $1,225,000 $3,441 11%
Administration: $810,000 $2,275 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $938,000 $2,634 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $254,000 $713
Construction: $232,000 $651
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $187,000 $525

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 20-29 PS 30-34
2018-2019 47 PS 35-39 PS 50-54
2017-2018 50 PS PS 45-49 PS 50-54
2016-2017 45 PS 40-49 PS 45-49
2015-2016 46 PS PS 30-39 >=50 45-49
2014-2015 45 PS <50 40-49 PS 45-49
2013-2014 73 PS >=50 60-69 PS 75-79
2012-2013 72 >=50 50-59 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 73 >=50 40-59 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 77 PS 40-59 PS 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 61 50-59 PS 60-64
2018-2019 65 PS 50-54 PS 70-74
2017-2018 60 PS PS 45-49 PS 65-69
2016-2017 59 PS 50-59 PS 60-64
2015-2016 57 PS PS 40-49 >=50 60-64
2014-2015 55 PS >=50 40-49 PS 55-59
2013-2014 71 PS >=50 60-69 PS 70-74
2012-2013 68 <50 60-69 >=50 70-74
2011-2012 68 >=50 40-59 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 69 PS 40-59 PS 70-74

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 351 -2.6
2022-2023 360 1.1
2021-2022 356 2.2
2020-2021 348 -4.3
2019-2020 363 -6.3
2018-2019 386 8.0
2017-2018 355 -8.7
2016-2017 386 5.2
2015-2016 366 -44.0
2014-2015 527 27.3
2013-2014 383 -1.6
2012-2013 389 -5.1
2011-2012 409 -38.9
2010-2011 568 26.9
2009-2010 415 1.0
2008-2009 411 -0.5
2007-2008 413 1.7
2006-2007 406 1.0
2005-2006 402 1.0
2004-2005 398 1.0
2003-2004 394 2.8
2002-2003 383 -1.3
2001-2002 388 -3.9
2000-2001 403 -2.2
1999-2000 412 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Garwood School District (%) New Jersey K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 10.3
Black 2.0 14.5
Hispanic 20.8 34.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.7 3.1
White 73.2 37.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Garwood School District had 30.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.7.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.50
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 17.60
Secondary: 6.60
Total: 30.00

Garwood School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 0.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.90
School Administrative Support: 3.30
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.27
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.71
Other Support Services: 6.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Garwood School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lincoln350PK-8

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See also

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